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tênia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • tapeworm noun A long, flat parasitic worm that lives in the intestines of humans and animals.

Senses

tênia is used for these senses in English:

  • tapeworm (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

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